Windows Server 2008 R2 is an operating system from Microsoft. It is an update of Windows Server 2008. Unlike Server 2003 R2, this R2 is a fully new Operating System. It is only available in 64-bit versions.
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What's the difference between Windows Server 2008, 2008 SP2 and 2008 R2?
What are the major differences between Windows Server 2008, 2008 SP2 and 2008 R2?
Are the code bases for these OSes different?
If I'm developing applications for any one of these three, should I be ...
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What's the meaning of logging in as “username@mydomain.com:something”
My Windows 2008 R2 machine is joined to a domain.
In the logon screen, if I type in "username@mydomain.com:something" as the username, I can still logon properly, what's the meaning of ":something" ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 network adapter stops working, requires hard reboot
TL;DR version: Turns out this was a deep Broadcom networking bug in Windows Server 2008 R2. Replacing with Intel hardware fixed it. We don't use Broadcom hardware any more. Ever.
We have been ...
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Should I install Windows Management Framework 3.0?
I'm posting this as a BIG CAVEAT to everyone. I know it's not a standard Q&A, but I think this is something every Windows admin should know. There is a very real risk of falling into Big ...
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How can I connect to a Windows server using a Command Line Interface? (CLI)
Especially with the option to install Server Core in Server 2008 and above, connecting to Windows servers over a CLI is increasingly useful ability, if not one that's very widespread amongst Windows ...
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Disable CPU Scaling in Windows Server 2008 R2
How do you disable CPU power management scaling in Windows Server 2008 R2?
After setting the Control Panel, Power Management plan to performance and then rebooting -- CPUID's Cpu-Z still shows the ...
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How do I rename a task in Task Scheduled on Windows Server 2008 R2
I have some tasks in the Task Scheduler on Windows 2008 R2. I created them as the admin and I'm logged in as the admin. I have no easy way to rename the tasks. The only way I can is to export the task ...
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Is there a way to have a virtual machine only have one core yet use three cores on the host machine? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can a single Virtual Core on a VM use more then 1 physical core?
I'm a co-owner of a Minecraft server that is getting rather large each day, but as we get bigger we're ...
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Windows 7 search not showing results from mapped Server 2008 R2 share
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 network share setup as a map drive in Win 7 x64. I want to search it via Windows 7 but I always get "no items match your search". It's as though it's not even ...
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Would rebooting the server in a schedule be good idea for performance?
I am wondering if rebooting a server in a schedule would be good idea for performance.
Let's say we want to reboot the server at 02:00 AM per 2 nights.
The server here is Windows Server 2008 R2. ...
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Clear the Recycle Bin For All Users in Windows Server 2008 R2
What is the proper way to clear the recycle bin for all users in Windows Server 2008 R2?
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How to create an additional domain controller using Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core?
I'm currently running Windows Server 2008 R2, can anyone tell me how I can replicate the active directory to another server which has been installed using Server Core install.
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401 - Unauthorized On Server 2008 R2 IIS 7.5
I have a web application deployed to Server 2008 IIS 7.5 box.
From remote it gives this error: 401 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials. (remote = desktops on the same LAN)
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Metafile RAM Usage
I have a server which runs Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 with 4GB of RAM which hosts around 2-3 million files, the majority of which are image files.
Over a course of a week, I have noticed that ...
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Ban, slowdown or stop massive login attempts to RDP
Remote session from client name a exceeded the maximum allowed failed
logon attempts. The session was forcibly terminated.
One of the servers are being hit by a dictionary attack. I have all ...
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Windows 2008 R2 CA and auto-enrollment: how to get rid of >100,000 issued certificates?
The basic problem I'm having is that I have >100,000 useless machine certificates cluttering up my CA, and I'd like to delete them, without deleting all certs, or time jumping the server ahead, and ...
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Why is it called Windows Server 2008 R2? Why not simply call it Windows Server 2010?
I've searched, but I can't find anything that explains why Microsoft started labelling new versions of Windows Server (and now SQL Server) as R2 releases.
If they're new releases, why not simply give ...
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How can I log into a Domain controller that doesn't trust itself
I have a windows 2008 R2 standalone Domain Controller that I restored from backup. The original DC is offline.
When I log in with valid user credentials I get the error:
"The security database ...
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Installing Windows Management Framework 3.0 basically destroyed WMI, how can I fix it without reinstalling the O.S.?
Related, of course, to this question.
Before discovering it was somewhat... dangerous, I installed Windows Management Framework 3.0 on a number of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 servers, and WMI got ...
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How do you estimate how much memory to buy?
I have a custom server application that runs on Windows 2008 R2. It is a home grown Windows Service written in .Net supporting a number of custom terminals. I have a test machine that has a similar ...
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Anonymous access to SMB share hosted on Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
First off, I have read through this post and a whole slew of non-SF posts which seem to address the same or a similar problem, however I was still unable to fix my problem.
I've got three machines in ...
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Server 2012 vs. 2008r2 [closed]
My company is in the process of rolling out Active Directory enterprise wide, with office 365 syncronization, Lync, Exchange, and Outlook.
We currently have no AD, there are 400+ users, 5 seperate ...
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Best way to “clone” my Windows Server 2008 R2?
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 Machine with 1 physical hard drive.
I have an exact copy of the hardware of it, which I intend to use a a redundant backup in case my server fails (hardware or ...
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Move and Change Pagefile.sys size on Windows Server 2008
Does anyone know how to move the page file on Windows Server 2008. Everything seems to be in a different spot on this OS!
Also, I would like to tweak it's size. If you know where that is (probably ...
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How to Protect Sensitive (HIPAA) SQL Server Standard Data and Log Files
I am dealing with electronic protected health information (ePHI or PHI) and HIPAA regulations require that only authorized users can access ePHI. Column-level encryption may be of value for some of ...
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WmiPrvSE memory leak on Windows 2008 *R2*
I've seen references on Windows 2008 to WmiPrvSE leaks, but nothing about Windows 2008 R2.
We're running R2 on top of Hyper-V (2008). We are also running NSClient++ for monitoring from opsview. Over ...
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Irregular internet disruption: certain images and JS not loading
first time on ServerFault, and I've got a nice little conundrum.
Since a few months now, we've been having issues with our internet connectivity.
Environment:
Servers: 2 Terminal Servers as an ...
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How can I troubleshoot high Kernel time?
I have unusually high Kernel time on my CPUs as shown in task manager.
What are some ways I can troubleshoot this?
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Speeding up Group Policy, and how will implementing Group Policy Preferences impact logon time?
I'm looking for some advice on speeding up and upgrading our logon system to make it more robust and faster.
I inherited an older logon system, which was migrated over from Novell Netware originally. ...
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Local Admin user via GPO
I have a Windows 2008R2 DC (Just setup), we already had around 25 Windows 7 professional / ultimate clients, which we are now going to join to our new domain / dc. Users were already using the ...
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View Shutdown Event Tracker logs under Windows Server 2008 R2
I'm trying to view the Shutdown Event Tracker logs in the Event Viewer, on windows server 2008 r8, but I can't find the messages that I supplied when previously restart the server.
Where in the Event ...
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Install .iso file on a remote server without DVD drive access
Is there an easy way to install software located on a .iso file to a remote server which does not provide to me access to the DVD Drive?
I have a license for SQL Server 2008 Web Edition through ...
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Is there a version of the AD tools that provide the PowerShell output, similar to the Exchange tools?
The Exchange administration tools output the exact PS commands they will (or just did) execute. Is there a different version of the AD tools (primarily AD Users & Computers) that have similar ...
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Slipstream SP1 into Windows Server 2008 R2 installation files
Slipstreaming Windows service packs used to be a simple process with earlier versions - just run the EXE with a special command-line switch. I can't seem to find such a switch with Windows Server ...
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Windows DFSR - Changed replicated directory permissions and now have a 350,000 backlog for more than a week
Question: Is there a way to make this 350,000 file backlog complete faster? For nearly every file the only change was a change to the ACL for each affected file. Some files have changed content, ...
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How Does Failover Clustering Work in Windows 2008 R2?
I am trying to learn how the failover clustering features works with Windows 2008 R2 as I am going to be using as part of SQL Server 2012 always on.
I have been able to find information on how to set ...
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For an internal cluster, is it good idea to use IPv6?
For an internal cluster (db server, web servers etc..), is it good idea to use IPv6, which is faster and more secure? And make use of IPv4 just for the internet connection.
Is it good idea? (sorry ...
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Why aren't RemoteApp icons showing up
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server running RDS. I have installed and configured RemoteApp to publish applications with RDS Web Access. When I browse to https://servernname.domain.local/RDWeb I can log in ...
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Is Branch Cache worth considering as a replacement for DFS-R
We have a small stub office that currently has a single server 2003 domain controller, and a DFS-R copy of the file store held at our main office. We probably replicate about 100Gb of data, I would ...
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Enable downloads and disable IE ESC on Windows Server 2008 (and R2)?
How can I enable downloads for Windows Server 2008? By default when I try to download something with internet explorer the download is blocked.
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Replacing a file server, will links break?
I'd like to replace a file server we use (actually a couple of them) because it's a 2003 server. I'd prefer to have 2008r2, because I can expand disk volumes on the fly.
My question is, can I take ...
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Is dedicated one NIC to a virtualized DC overkill?
Host Server:
Dual Xeon E5530's
24 GB Ram
4x 1GB NIC's (operating at 100MB because of 100MB maanged switch)
Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with Hyper-V Role + BackupExec 2012 backing up to NAS
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Can I run Excel 2010 on a server?
This question is not about a person using Excel on a computer that happens to have an Windows Server OS. And it is not about using any Sharepoint services features!
The question is about automated ...
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How to enable TLS 1.1, 1.2 in IIS 7.5
We want to support web browsers utilizing TLS 1.1 and 1.2, which has been apparently implemented by Microsoft, but is turned off by default.
So I went searching on Google and discovered some pages ...
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Windows 2008 Unknown Disks
I have a BL460c G7 blade server with OS Windows 2008 R2 SP1. This is a brand new C7000 enclosure, with FlexFabric interconnects. I got my FC switches setup and zoned properly to our Clariion CX4, ...
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How to present shared storage for MS Cluster Services running on vSphere 5
I've seen two approaches to handling the presentation of shared storage to Windows Server 2008 R2 cluster VMs on VMWare vSphere. One is the traditional method of carving out a LUN on your SAN and ...
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“Delete Files Older Than” Batch Script
So in the work of doing backups, I need a batch script that would allow me to delete files in a specified directory, that are older than lets say, 3 days. This script will be set as a scheduled task ...
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Advantages/Disadvantages for using a single volume / drive letter for Windows Server installs
Our virtual environment is cut up as a VM for each job role (DNS, DC, System Center CM, File Server, Log Aggregation, IIS, etc). If disk performance isn't critical is it really necessary to still ...
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Printer Recommendation for Three Stooges Environment
I administer a 3 stooges environment. Linux server hardware, Windows Server VMs, Mac clients.
My Mac clients RDC to a Windows 2008R2, each client has their own USB printer. The USB printer is ...
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How does Windows 2008 R2 run 32-bit applications?
If 32-bit processor support is disabled in Windows Server 2008 R2, how does the operating system run 32-bit programs?
